Senior AI Engineer

Our Story Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AI Engineer to help shape and deliver the next generation of AI-powered solutions across our organization. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies including Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, MLOps, and AWS cloud services, building scalable, secure, and production-ready AI solutions that drive meaningful business impact. As a senior member of the team, you will play a key role in designing AI architectures, developing intelligent applications, and establishing best practices that advance our AI capabilities across the enterprise.

Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale AI and Machine Learning solutions, including Generative AI and LLM-powered applications. Build AI solutions using modern architectures such as RAG, AI Agents, vector search, and enterprise knowledge assistants . Develop and optimize AI applications on AWS using services such as Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and S3 . Lead the implementation of robust MLOps and LLMOps practices, including model deployment, monitoring, versioning, and lifecycle management. Design and develop APIs, integrations, and cloud-native services that enable AI capabilities across the business. Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and aligned with responsible AI and governance standards. Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, and engineering teams while mentoring colleagues and promoting engineering best practice What You Offer Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline. 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, AI Engineering, or a related technical field. Proven experience delivering production AI and Machine Learning solutions in cloud environments. Strong Python development skills and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, LangChain, or similar technologies . Hands-on experience building Generative AI solutions , including LLMs, RAG architectures, AI Agents, or vector search technologies. Experience designing and supporting MLOps/LLMOps pipelines , CI/CD automation, and model lifecycle management. Strong AWS experience, including services such as SageMaker, Bedrock, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and S3 . Experience with modern software engineering practices, including APIs, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Terraform or CloudFormation. #ijadv #LI-SF1 #LI-Hybrid #Hybrid What We Offer Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement. We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being. Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities. Company: Unum